Nav Berlin co-chair Hüseyin Yılmaz was taken into custody and released following the raid on the Democratic Society Center in Berlin. He said that the raids were an extension of Turkish oppressive policies.
The Democratic Society Center in Berlin was raided by German police on Saturday afternoon. Nav Berlin co-chair Hüseyin Yılmaz and one other person were taken into custody and later released.
Co-chair Yılmaz said that the attack on the Democratic Society Center was an extension of the oppressive policies carried out in Turkey and Kurdistan and emphasized that their social struggle would continue.
Yılmaz added that German security forces used methods that were similar to those of Turkish security forces. "It is unacceptable for an armed intervention to be directed at the Democratic Society Center. Such raids aim to instill fear in society, and we call on the public to be sensitive to this situation. We believe that such operations, which are carried out as the anniversary of Abdullah Öcalan’s arrest approaches, are part of an international conspiracy."
Yılmaz said that "Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's isolation for 26 years is a result of these policies," and called for international solidarity.
